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Flouting registration norms: Private school in Budgam served notice

Srinagar: Authorities in Budgam district on Tuesday directed a private school to desist from running Class 6 onwards after it was found that higher classes were functioning in violation of norms without any registration. In a notice to the Foundation World School at Mamath in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, the chief education officer of Budgam […]

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Police releases list of 10 militant targets

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has released a list of top 10 militants that it aims to target. The list, which was posted on Twitter by the Kashmir Zone Police late on Monday night, includes seven militants who have been active for some time and three relatively new recruits. “Top 10 #targets: #Old #terrorists- […]

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Preventive detention only if detenue affects public order: SC

Preventive detention only if detenue affects public order: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said a preventive detention order can only be passed if the activities of the detenue affects or are likely to adversely affect the maintenance of public order. The court said this as it quashed the Telangana government’s detention order against a man, booked in several criminal cases related […]

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Eastern Ladakh row: India, China agree to resolve remaining issues

Eastern Ladakh row: India, China agree to resolve remaining issues

New Delhi: The Indian and Chinese armies on Monday described as “constructive” the 12th round of military talks on the eastern Ladakh row during which they agreed to resolve the pending issues in an “expeditious” manner, even as no concrete outcome was visible on the much-anticipated disengagement process in the remaining friction points. A joint […]

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No proposal under consideration to waive farmer loans: Govt

New Delhi: The government on Monday said there is no proposal under consideration to waive loans of farmers, including Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe farmers. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said the Centre has not implemented any farm loan waiver scheme since ‘Agriculture Debt Waiver […]

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Civil, military officials review security situation

Jammu: Top security and administration officials on Monday reviewed the security situation in the Jammu region at a high-level meeting here, officials said. The security and intelligence review meeting was chaired by General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 16 Corps Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar and was attended by senior civil, police, paramilitary, army and […]

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Lok Sabha passes bill to amend general insurance law

New Delhi: Proceedings of Lok Sabha were disrupted for the 10th straight working day on Monday with a relentless opposition raising slogans on the Pegasus spying row and the farmers’ issue and amid the din, the House passed a bill that allows the government to pare its stake in state-owned insurers. Since the Monsoon session […]

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24 universities declared fake by UGC: Govt

Says matter regarding two more pending in court

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has declared 24 “self-styled” institutes fake and found two more in violation of norms, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday. Pradhan made the statement in response to a written question in Lok Sabha. “Based on the complaints received from the students, parents, general public and also […]

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JK admin failing to empower local bodies: Apni Party

JK admin failing to empower local bodies: Apni Party

Says party mulls resignation by its DDC members

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, which was formed after the abrogation of Article 370 provisions in 2019, on Monday threatened that its District Development Council members will submit their resignations alleging that their work to assist people in remote areas was being hindered by the union territory administration. Reminding the union territory administration […]

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J&K Police to deny security clearance for passport, govt services to stone pelters

J&K Police to deny security clearance for passport, govt services to stone pelters

Srinagar: The CID wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police has ordered the denial of security clearance required for passport and other government services to all those involved in stone-pelting or subversive activities. In an order issued on Saturday, the senior superintendent of police (SSP), CID, Special Branch (SB), Kashmir, has directed all the field units […]